- As advised previously, the Sydney North Planning Panel (SNPP) refused our development application for the clubhouse renovation. The council then entered the process of requesting a review of the determination of the planning panel.
- Additional consultants’ reports clearly show that the current plans are the only viable option for the future. It is crucial that we get behind this review and that we get as many submissions as possible before 17 January.
- Thank you so much for your attention and participation.
Make a positive submission before 17 January
Extract From Hansard Transcript – NSW Legislative Assembly 11 October 2022 by Mr Rob Stokes (Pittwater—Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Cities, and Minister for Active Transport)
“Surf club design must recognise and respond to the ambulatory nature of the foreshore, and new seawalls must be avoided wherever possible because they create problems elsewhere along the beach. At Newport, there is already a buried and poorly designed ad hoc seawall. This proposal would bury a properly designed seawall directly beneath the sand landward of the existing wall. Without the project, if a severe storm occurred, the existing building would collapse and the existing rock seawall would be exposed, leaving debris across the beach and causing the very risks that the panel used as a justification to refuse the application. This is a preposterous situation. I commend the council for seeking a redetermination of the proposal, and I will urge the Minister for Planning to take whatever action is necessary to ensure that Newport can finally complete its surf club for the benefit of everyone in New South Wales.”